HMCS MACKENZIE’s bow lifts out of the Pacific Ocean as the destroyer conducts a Jack-Stay transfer with its sister, HMCS SASKATCHEWAN during the Far East Cruise in 1965. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Brian Rideout. (RTL-BR011)
HMCS WASAGA Refueling-At-Sea
HMCS WASAGA conducts a Refueling-At-Sea with a merchant tanker on the North Atlantic. With both ships carefully maintaining speed and coarse, the fuel hose is dragged astern of the tanker, through the bull ring of the minesweeper and connected to the fuel stand pipe on deck. With all connections secured the tanker commences pumping operations […]
MV ASTERIX at HMC Dockyard
MV ASTERIX alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard in Halifax on 12 March 2018. The newly accepted Replenishment Ship was undergoing trails in preparation for sailing to Canada’s West Coast. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26537)
Refueling At Sea
A Canadian warship takes on fuel from a tanker in the convoy. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy of the Port Hope Branch of the Navy League of Canada. (RTL-PHNL002)
HMCS WASAGA Refueling-At-Sea
HMCS WASAGA conducts a Refueling-At-Sea with a merchant tanker on the North Atlantic. The minesweepers foc`s`le party raises the heavy hose onto the ship. The hose is capped to prevent sea water from contaminating the fuel. It is then connected to the fuel stand pipe. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Ross Milligan, RCNR. (RTL-REM154)
MV ASTERIX -Halifax
MV ASTERIX alongside NB Jetty in HMC Dockyard on 12 March 2018. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL26527)
HMCS PROTECTEUR
HMCS OTTAWA has joined HMCS PROTECTEUR’s fuel line and the two ships maintain an exact course and speed as fuel is pumped to the destroyer in February 1982 in the Caribbean. Roger Litwiller Collection, courtesy Roger Litwiller. (RTL-RTL300416025)
MV Asterix -Why Not HMCS ASTERIX?
I have received several questions on social media, why is Asterix, MV and not HMCS or CNAV? First, lets look at what these abbreviations mean. MV stands for Motor Vessel and is a designation for any merchant ship owned by a civilian company with a motor/engine. Pretty simple. SS stands for Steam Ship and SV stands […]
Unveiling MV Asterix, Resolve Class AOR
On Thursday 20 July 2017, I had the privilege to attend the unveiling and christening ceremony of MV Asterix, Resolve class AOR, at the Shipyard of Chantier Davie Canada Inc. in Levis, Quebec. Asterix is owned by Federal Fleet Services of Ottawa and when complete, the ship will be leased to the Royal Canadian Navy as an […]